Levi Annis was born December 27, 1828 at Parishville, New York; died January 21, 1921 at Minneapolis, Minnesota; married March 27, 1851, Sarah J. Smith at Elmira, New York, and had five children; married 2nd, Josphine Whittaker at Chandler, Minnesota, no issue.
Levi removed first to Kingwood, Illinois and than to Steele County, Minnesota prior to 1860, and was at Oak Glen, Aurora Township, Minnesota at the time of his enlistment in the army during the Civil War. He served as a Private with the 10th Minnesota Infantry, and according to records, enlisted on August 11, 1862, and fought throughout most of the war. After the Battle of Nashville in 1865, Levi became seriously ill. It was while he was in the hospital recovering that he heard the news about Abraham Lincoln's assassination. During the time that he spent in the army, his wife left with two of his children (Hattah and Willie), never to be seen again. Levi remarried and spent the rest of his life in Minnesota. For many years he was engaged as an insurance salesman, and later became a boot and shoe merchant. He prided himself in his adoption of a simple method of living, and was never sick enough to require a doctor's care after his illness in the service. In his old age he was still able to ride his favorite means of transportation, a bicycle, and was a familiar figure in Minneapolis. Although he had a cataract in one eye, Levi had almost perfect vision in the other and seldom wore glasses. He removed from Redwood Falls to Minneapolis in 1894 and lived the rest of his life at 2514 Fillmore St. Ninneapolis,
Minnesota. His funeral took place at the Masonic Temple, and he is buried at Hillside cemetery, Minneapolis.